Woman hospitalized after crash in Bonneville County

Published at 7:45 am, January 2, 2018

IDAHO FALLS — On Jan. 1, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash at the intersection of E 49th N and US 26, near Beaches Corner.

Amanda Butikofer, 29, of Idaho Falls, was driving southbound on E 49th N in a 2015 Honda Civic. Butikofer failed to yield at the intersection of E 49th N and US 26, and was struck by Austin Winder, 20, of Idaho Falls, who was driving eastbound on US 26 in a 2003 Jeep Liberty.

Butikofer continued through the intersection, drove off the road striking a highway sign, then through a parking lot, coming to rest against the corner of a building. Winder’s vehicle came to rest on the right shoulder of the intersection.